A heavy year for aloft education
LAHORE: The aloft preparation zone in Punjab saw many ups and downs in 2016, saying many changes in a provincial setup with a government’s biggest defence entrance in a appointment of vice-chancellors during universities.
The delays continued from 2015 to 2016 and unchanging appointments could not be made. The appointments by a Punjab supervision were challenged in a Lahore High Court (LHC), that systematic a dismissal of a behaving vice-chancellors during 4 universities.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) was systematic to designate vice-chancellors during these universities though a supervision challenged a decision. Another dais of a court, while usurpation a defence of a supervision and environment aside a singular dais decision, motionless to mislay a 4 behaving vice-chancellors.
Dr Ishtiaq Ahmed, Dr Mohammad Zubair, Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir and Dr Rukhsana Kausar were allocated by a justice as vice-chancellors of University of Sargodha, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology in Multan, a Punjab University and Lahore College for Women University, respectively.
The justice also announced that vice-chancellors during 7 other universities would work on provisional basement until a petition was decided.
University ranking
Rankings of several universities in Punjab declined this year as compared to their positions released by a HEC in 2015.
The University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) fell to a fourth position from second while a University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) forsaken one place from ninth to 10th.
The Punjab University, that was ranked third in 2014, rose to a second position in 2016. The University of Health Sciences (UHS) also rose one position, from 10th to ninth.
In a ubiquitous category, 12 universities were downgraded from their positions and usually 9 were means to accept a aloft rank.
The National College of Business Administration and Economics came off a misfortune in rankings, going down from 19th position to 57th.
The University of Management and Technology fell from 23 to 36. The Islamia University Bahawalpur done a many progress, rising to 11th position from 51 followed by a Forman Christian College University, that went from 50th to 20th in 2015. The Lahore University of Management Sciences rose one position, from seventh in 2014 to sixth in 2015.
Administration changes
In a vital reshuffle, a preparation method was bifurcated in 2016, formulating apart ministries for propagandize preparation and aloft education.
Rana Mashhood quit a portfolio of aloft preparation on Mar 29 and remained a apportion for propagandize education. Zakia Shahnawaz afterwards took assign of a aloft preparation ministry. In November, a portfolio was given to Syed Raza Ali Gillani.
Similarly, a Higher Education Department (HED) also saw dual secretaries take assign of a department. Irfan Ali remained a secretary of HED for a year and was after transposed by Nasim Nawaz in Aug 2016.
Published in The Express Tribune, Dec 31st, 2016.
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